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'''Scoloplax''' is the only genus in the family (biology) 'Scoloplacidae', the 'spiny dwarf catfishes'. It includes four species, '''S. dicra''', '''S. distolothrix''', '''S. dolicholophia''', and '''S. empousa'''.[1]These fish are found in fresh water in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[2] Scoloplacidae is the second-most recent family of catfish to be "discovered"; the first species was not described until 1976. The most recent family is Lacantuniidae, described in 2005.
''Scoloplax'' is distributed in South America in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. ''S. dicra'' originates from the Amazon and Paraguay River basins. ''S. distolothrix'' inhabits the Tocantins-Araguaia, Xingu, and Paraguay River basins. ''S. dolicholophia'' is known from the Negro River basin in Brazil. ''S. empousa'' lives in the Amazon and Paraguay-Paraná River basins.
These fish have three rows of odontode-bearing plates, two bi-lateral series and one mid-ventral series. There is also a rostral plate with many recurved odootodes. The adipose fin is absent. The greatest length reached is about 20 millimetres (.78 in) SL.
''Scoloplax'' species have a modified stomach that is enlarged, thin-walled, and clear. The esophagus enters the stomach along the dorsal side just posterior to the anterior margin of the stomach; the intestine exits the stomach ventrally. A small patch of muscular tissue represents the digestive portion of the stomach was located from the entrance of the esophagus to where the intestine exits. This modified stomach may be for buoyancy control or for breathing air.[3]
''Scoloplax'' species are fairly common among leaf litter in oxbow lakes, backwater pools, and well-vegetated streams.
1. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types, , Carl J., Jr., Ferraris, Zootaxa, 2007
2. Fishes of the World, , Joseph S., Nelson, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2006,
3. Modifications of the Digestive Tract for Holding Air in Loricariid and Scoloplacid Catfishes, , , , Copeia, 1998
'''Scoloplax''' is the only genus in the family (biology) 'Scoloplacidae', the 'spiny dwarf catfishes'. It includes four species, '''S. dicra''', '''S. distolothrix''', '''S. dolicholophia''', and '''S. empousa'''.[1]These fish are found in fresh water in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[2] Scoloplacidae is the second-most recent family of catfish to be "discovered"; the first species was not described until 1976. The most recent family is Lacantuniidae, described in 2005.
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| Distribution |
| Description |
| Ecology |
| References |
Distribution
''Scoloplax'' is distributed in South America in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. ''S. dicra'' originates from the Amazon and Paraguay River basins. ''S. distolothrix'' inhabits the Tocantins-Araguaia, Xingu, and Paraguay River basins. ''S. dolicholophia'' is known from the Negro River basin in Brazil. ''S. empousa'' lives in the Amazon and Paraguay-Paraná River basins.
Description
These fish have three rows of odontode-bearing plates, two bi-lateral series and one mid-ventral series. There is also a rostral plate with many recurved odootodes. The adipose fin is absent. The greatest length reached is about 20 millimetres (.78 in) SL.
''Scoloplax'' species have a modified stomach that is enlarged, thin-walled, and clear. The esophagus enters the stomach along the dorsal side just posterior to the anterior margin of the stomach; the intestine exits the stomach ventrally. A small patch of muscular tissue represents the digestive portion of the stomach was located from the entrance of the esophagus to where the intestine exits. This modified stomach may be for buoyancy control or for breathing air.[3]
Ecology
''Scoloplax'' species are fairly common among leaf litter in oxbow lakes, backwater pools, and well-vegetated streams.
References
1. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types, , Carl J., Jr., Ferraris, Zootaxa, 2007
2. Fishes of the World, , Joseph S., Nelson, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2006,
3. Modifications of the Digestive Tract for Holding Air in Loricariid and Scoloplacid Catfishes, , , , Copeia, 1998
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